Ed_PERC Insights: BIG Ideas. Small Bites

About the Series
Ed_PERC Insights: BIG ideas. Small bites is a microlearning video series from the Education Policy & Equity Research Collective that shares accessible, research-based insights on equity, policy, and practice in education and STEM.

Proving Our Worth: HBCUs, STEM Partnerships, and the Marginalization of Black Women in Industry Settings

This video provides an overview of Proving Our Worth, a research study examining how Black women from Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) experience STEM industry partnerships and internships. The video introduces the study’s purpose, context, and key findings, highlighting how institutional and industry practices shape opportunity, belonging, and professional development in computing fields.

Proving Our Worth: Understanding the Double-Bind in Industry Settings

This video explores how Black women from HBCUs in computing navigate a “double-bind” in university–industry partnerships—where racism and sexism intersect to shape their experiences. Drawing on participant perspectives, the video explains how these overlapping dynamics influence how students are perceived, evaluated, and supported in professional environments.

Proving Our Worth: External Signals and Imposter Syndrome in Professional Contexts

This video explores how external signals within industry environments (i.e., interpersonal and workplace dynamics) shape internal experiences of imposter syndrome. It explores how Black women in computing from HBCUs grapple with this phenomenon, even when they enter professional spaces with strong preparation, skills, and credentials.

Proving Our Worth: Not-so-Micro Social Impediments: Race, Gender and Macro-Aggressions as Psychosocial Risks in Professional Environments

This video focuses on how everyday interactions and organizational dynamics within industry settings create psychosocial risks for Black women from HBCUs in computing. It highlights how macroaggressions tied to race and gender—such as heightened scrutiny, marginalizing interactions, and unequal access to information—shape workplace experiences and influence how students navigate professional spaces during university–industry partnerships.